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This Years Four Majors

Posted on September 14, 2011 by | Comments Off on This Years Four Majors

It’s been a great year in the golfing world, here is a look at who won the majors and if you click on the link you can see the full leaderboard.

The Masters

Winner: Charl Schwartzel (S.A)

Second: Jason Day (Aus)

Third: Adam Scott (Aus)            Full leaderboard

The US Open

Winner: Rory Mcilroy (N.I)

Second: Jason Day (Aus)

Third: Lee Westwood, Kevin Chappell, Y.E. Yang, and Robert Garrigus

Full leaderboard 

The British Open

Winner: Darren Clarke (N.I)

Second: Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson (USA)

Fourth: Thomas Bjorn (Den)      Full leaderboard

The PGA Championship

Winner: Keegan Bradley (USA)

Second: Jason Dufner (USA)

Third: Anders Hansen (Den)        Full leaderboard

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Great Golf Courses | Number 4 | Carnoustie

Posted on September 7, 2011 by | Comments Off on Great Golf Courses | Number 4 | Carnoustie

Whenever the name ‘Carnoustie’ is mentioned we automatically think back to The Open in 1999, for those of you that don’t know why, here’s a little reminder……

……yes you remember!!

Van de Velde nearly achieved victory at the 1999 Open Championship at Carnoustie, when he was the clear leader playing the closing holes. He arrived at the 18th tee needing only a double bogey six to become the first Frenchman since 1907 to win the tournament. He had played error-free golf for much of the championship and birdied the 18th hole in two prior rounds. He took a seven and got into a three-way playoff with Justin Leonard and Paul Lawrie.

Paul Lawrie eventually triumphed in the playoff.

Carnoustie had been set up particularly hard for that week boasting the longest rough an Open had ever seen, and the tightest fairways. With the wind blowing as well just made it one of the toughest opens in history, which made Van de Velde’s achievement going into the final hole even greater.

The Championship course was 7,421 yards for that week and a par 71.

Click here to see the final leaderboard.

The Course was established in 1850 and designed by, Allan Robertson, Old Tom Morris and James Braid

The course record stands at 64 held by: Colin Montgomerie, Steve Stricker and Richard Green.

 

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The Long Putter – To Ban Or Not To Ban?

Posted on August 26, 2011 by | Comments Off on The Long Putter – To Ban Or Not To Ban?

The long putter has been in the news in recent weeks after Adam Scott won The Bridgestone Invitational and Keegan Bradley Won The PGA Championship (the first major he has played in!) Did the long putter help him keep his nerve coming up the last few holes or should we just admire a young talent that not only coped with triple bogeying the fifteenth then only to proceed to birdie the next two holes but also par the 18th- one of the toughest holes in golf to get into a playoff!

The Long putter isn’t anything new to the game, you see players trying it out every now and again, even greats like Colin Montgomerie, have used them in the past when they’re struggling for form on the greens, but they never seem to stick it. Do they feel guilty knowing that it is an aid or maybe they feel like it’s cheating deep down? This is a very interesting debate which will go on for a while yet, I think it should be banned, if you haven’t got the nerve coming down the stretch then you wont win major tournaments.

What are your views? Let me know?

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Fisher Wins Czech Open

Posted on August 22, 2011 by | Comments Off on Fisher Wins Czech Open

Englishman Oliver Fisher has won the Czech Open, his first European Tour title having been a runner-up on two previous occasions.

The 22-year-old shot a final round 69 which meant he finished on 13 under, two shots ahead of Mikael Lundberg.

“It feels fantastic,” he said. “I can’t really explain what it means.”

Starting the round level with Scotland’s Steven O’Hara, Fisher birdied six holes, but also carded three bogeys coming home.

Read a full report here at bbc.co.uk

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Rookie Bradley Wins US PGA

Posted on August 15, 2011 by | Comments Off on Rookie Bradley Wins US PGA

Keegan Bradley, ranked 108th in the world, beat Jason Dufner in a three-hole play-off to win his first ever major at the US PGA.

The 25-year-old American triumphed by one shot over his fellow countryman over the extra holes after they had both finished level at eight under in Atlanta.

Incredibly, Bradley had triple-bogeyed the 15th, giving Dufner a five-shot lead with just three holes to play,  but fought back as his rival seemingly suffered an attack of nerves.

Top two in the world, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood both halved their six-shot deficits on Sunday but fell away towards the end to both finish on three under.

Bradley went into the final day one shot behind  Dufner and after a shaky start, an eagle on the 12th hole saw him join his compatriot at the top of the leaderboard on nine under.

However he then chipped through the green into the water on the 15th, before back-to-back birdies on the next two holes.

34-year-old Dufner also found water on the 15th, this time from the tee, and this  sparked a spectacular downfall, as his bogey on the same hole, plus two more on the 16th and 17th saw him drop back alongside Bradley.

In the play-off, Bradley birdied the first hole, the 16th, to Dufner’s par and then made par on the short 17th as Dufner once again bogied. Dufner birdied the 18th but Bradley’s par was enough to hand him the Wanamaker Trophy and become the first American to clinch a major title since Phil Mickelson won the Masters in 2010.

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Useful USPGA Links

Posted on August 10, 2011 by | Comments Off on Useful USPGA Links

With the USPGA tournament starting tomorrow – here are some links that you may find useful during the tournament.

Firstly – here is a terrific fly-by of each hole on the Highland’s course at Atlantic Athletic Club.

2) Watch The Tournament Live on your iPhone.

3) Check out the first round tee times.

4) Watch a five-episode preview of the historic tournament.

5) Read an exclusive pre-tournament interview with Luke Donald.

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Bahrain Dropped From European Tour Schedule

Posted on August 2, 2011 by | Comments Off on Bahrain Dropped From European Tour Schedule

The European Tour has announced that Bahrain will not be a part of its 2012 schedule, following a crackdown on anti-government protesters that has killed over 30 people.

The Royal Golf Club, designed by last year’s Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie, was set to host the Volvo Golf Champions event early next year.

“With work still ongoing to resolve issues in Bahrain and the need to confirm the venue by the end of July 2011, the difficult decision to postpone the event for 2012 was taken,” the Tour said in a statement.

“We know that Bahrain is working hard to address the issues it has faced in recent months, as well as to reach out to the international community,” said George O’Grady from the European Tour.

“We, together with the European Tour players, look forward to returning and building on that first, very successful, event in the future.”

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Woods Set To Return To Golf Next Week

Posted on July 29, 2011 by | Comments Off on Woods Set To Return To Golf Next Week

Tiger Woods looks set to return to the game at next week’s Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio.

The former world number 1 has not played competitively since  May due to injuries to his knee and Achilles.

“I’m excited to get back out there,” Woods said on his website.

Woods has some catching up to do in the rankings, having dropped to number 21 going into the tournament. It will also be a transitional time for him as he prepares to move forward with a new caddie having recently split with long-time caddie Steve Williams – although he is yet to officially announce a replacement.

Woods has not won a tournament worldwide since 2009 – I’m sure all eyes will be on him at next week’s event…

 

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Great Golf Courses | Number 1 | Wentworth (West Course)

Posted on July 26, 2011 by | Comments Off on Great Golf Courses | Number 1 | Wentworth (West Course)

Welcome to the first of my posts looking at the best golf courses in Britain.

To kick things off, let’s take a look at one of my favourite courses, the famous West Course at Wentworth.

There is a tremendous flow and variety to this course, with lots of elevation changes and different length par-3s, par-4s and par-5s to total a challenging Par 73.

The original design of the course, by Harry Colt in 1926, was in recent years becoming too easily challenged by the standard of today’s golfer and the golfing technology available, so with the help of Ernie Els, the course was carefully modernised, with holes lengthened and bunkers re-positioned where necessary and appropriate.

The course re-opened in 2010 following the construction of 18 brand new greens, built to USGA specifications.

Here are some Wentworth West Course Stats:

Wentworth

Opened: 1926
Architect: Harry Colt (modernised/refined between 2005 & 2010 by Ernie Els)
Par: 73
Length: 7,308 yards
Course Record: 62, Robert Karlsson (shot at round 3 of the BMW PGA Championship 2010)
Key tournaments: HSBC Matchplay, 1964 – 2007: BMW PGA Championship, 1984 – present day: Ryder Cup, 1953: Canada Cup 1956

Click here for a hole-by-hole guide to the course.

Click here for a fantastic course flyover (well worth a view).

Click here to view the current scorecard.

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McIlroy Blames Weather For Poor Performance At The Open

Posted on July 21, 2011 by | Comments Off on McIlroy Blames Weather For Poor Performance At The Open

Just read an interesting article about the fact that Rory McIlroy wasn’t impressed with the weather conditions at the recent British Open, so much in fact that he has blamed this for his performance.

McIlroy, who finished joint 25th despite being favourite to win at the start of the week,  was quoted as saying “There’s no point in changing your game for one week of the year…”

This has apparently angered some senior players and I can understand why. In my opinion he has belittled the importance of The Open with that statement, and also the weather plays a huge part in golf all year round – it’s one of the great things about the game that you have to take this factor into account before every shot that you take.

It’s also a leveller – the conditions were the same for every golfer on the course.

Have a read of the article here and let me know your thoughts…

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